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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

SEC-registered adviser

Stewardship Trust Advisors

Independent wealth managerGrandville, MichiganCRD 121348SEC 801-129119websiteIAPD
Legal name Pilgrims Capital Advisors, Inc.
Latest filing Mar 20, 2026
First filing on the tape Oct 27, 2023 · 5 filings
SEC status approved since Nov 27, 2023
RAUM
$295M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
91%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$295M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$73.7M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
5 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$295M as of Mar 20, 2026
Feb 2, 2024$195M then
HNW client RAUM$143M as of Mar 20, 2026
Feb 2, 2024$115M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 20, 2026
Feb 2, 20244 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Mar 20, 2026
Feb 2, 20246 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +20% over the last fiscal yearIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 20, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
RAUM per advisor
$73.7MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
71derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$299,974derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
91%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+20%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+13%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$152M52%
  • High-net-worth individuals$143M48%
Individual clients
238reported
HNW clients
47reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
983reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
John William WierengaGrandville, MiSep 14, 201033 y0
Craig Allan AckermannCertified Financial PlannerGrandville, MiJun 28, 202325 y4
Jacob Benjamin EkkensGrandville, MiJun 28, 202312 y1
Todd William AckermannGrandville, MiJun 28, 202336 y4
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • William Todd Ackermann · Vice President/Secretarycontrol
        since 06/2023 · owns 50% to 75%
      • William John Wierenga · President/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 01/2002 · owns 50% to 75%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      Grandville, Mi · principal400
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 987 to 983
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • HNW clients · 42 to 47
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Individual clients · 210 to 238
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $220M to $268M
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $130M to $143M
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $115M to $152M
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $25.4M to $26.7M
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • RAUM · $245M to $295M
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Accounts · 915 to 987
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Individual clients · 190 to 210
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Employees · 6 to 7
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 101-250
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $194M to $220M
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $115M to $130M
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $80.1M to $115M
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.7M to $25.4M
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • RAUM · $195M to $245M
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Accounts · 225 to 915
        Oct 31, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
      • Individual clients · 183 to 190
        Oct 31, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $175M to $194M
        Oct 31, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $122M to $115M
        Oct 31, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $73.5M to $80.1M
        Oct 31, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $20.7M to $1.7M
        Oct 31, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
      • RAUM · $196M to $195M
        Oct 31, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
      Signals
      2 dated events
      • Stewardship Trust Advisors filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Oct 27, 2023 · First SEC registration · fact
      • 3 advisors left Stewardship Advisory Group, LLC (Clermont, FL) for Stewardship Trust Advisors a day apart
        Jul 31, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Website
      stw.adv.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      616-878-4200reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 20, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      $73.7Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026